Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue #106 - 2020 i Quilters Companion

We are a group of ladies specially trained in the area of Foundation Piecing, the Judy Niemeyer method. These patterns are sometimes very involved and we have been trained to help customers and students get the most from their experience when using these beautiful patterns. We are available to travel and help shop owners with the organisation for their classes and aid in selecting fabrics. Each Instructor will off er her own unique information so below we have a list of Instructors available in Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia. Please feel free to contact any of these ladies, in your area or if need be contact the Australian Facilitator, Joanne Wearing for any more information. All of the Instructors are available for teaching in shops, groups and for retreats and…

⎔ Pin Girls Sweet little pin girls are the perfect solution to keep your pins safe and easily accessible. For the free pattern and tutorial visit www.annwoodhandmade.com/pin-girls-sweet-pincushions-made-from-scraps-free-pattern ⎔ East Meets West This stunning Grandma’s Garden quilt design has a modern twist, with vibrant fabrics and colour blocking. Inspired by a quilt from the Tokyo Quilt Show in 2018, Melbourne quilter Rita Hodge started the quilt as a lockdown project, giving it a fresh twist with vibrant colours and an intriguing border of red-toned hexagons. To find out more about the project, check it out on Rita’s blog at www.redpepperquilts.com/2020/08/my-pandemicgrandmothers-flower-garden-quilt-part-1.html ⎔ No doubts! Faig Ahmed is a contemporary visual artist based in Azerbaijan – the country that lies between the continents of Asia and Europe. He combines digital patterns with traditional…

Finished quilt size: 244cm x 188cm (96in x 74in) kimsquilting@bigpond.com Simply Stunning Materials • Assorted print fabric scraps to total about 2.4m (2¾yd); you could use a Jelly Roll if you wish• 3.9m (4¼yd) assorted solid cream fabrics (background)• 2.7m (3yd) solid black fabric• 2.1m (2⅜yd) extra-wide (275cm/108in wide) backing fabric• Batting at least 265cm x 205 (104in x 82in)• Rotary cutter, quilter’s ruler and mat• Sewing machine with ¼in foot• General sewing supplies Cutting From the assorted print fabric scraps, cut: • 568 squares, 2½in From the solid cream fabrics, cut: • 16 strips, 4½in x width of fabric. Cross cut them to yield 140 squares, 4½in• 29 strips, 2½in x width of fabric. Cross cut them to yield 456 squares, 2.in From the solid black fabric, cut: •…

A fertile imagination coupled with an ability to “draw anything” are the basis of her creative endeavours, says Veronique Diligent, a Melbourne-based quiltmaker. Her eye-catching quilts arise from an ability to perceive fresh ways of seeing her surroundings, whether the familiar or the unusual. Veronique often adapts traditional designs, employing various techniques such as appliqué, embroidery, English paper piecing and Broderie Perse to structure, embellish, texture and otherwise create her quilts. She is an admired instructor, regularly teaching at her local quilt shop, Sewn and Quilted, and in overseas locations during 2019 such as the Quiltmania salon in Nantes, France, and the Red Thread Studio in Florida, USA. Swiss-born, Veronique first visited Australia in her early travels and was captivated by a sense that she belonged here. Subsequently returning to…

Finished quilt size: 193cm (76in) square @deborahdorward Basic Strip Piecing Materials • 10cm (⅛yd) each of three different print fabrics (Fabrics ¼, 4 and 5)• Large scrap of a print fabric (Fabric 2)• 15cm (¼yd) each of five different print fabrics (Fabrics 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10)• 20cm (¼yd) each of six different print fabrics (Fabrics 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16)• 25cm (⅜yd) each of five different print fabrics (Fabrics 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21)• 30cm (⅜yd) each of five different print fabrics (Fabrics 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26)• 35cm (½yd) each of five different print fabrics (Fabrics 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31)• 40cm (½yd) each of five different print fabrics (Fabrics 32, 33, 34, 35 and 36)• 45cm (⅝yd) of a print fabric…

If your cutting is accurate and your seams are consistent, your finished quilt top will also be square. However, not all of us are as driven for perfection as others. I will admit to preferring to finish a quilt rather than make a perfect quilt, so I allow myself some wiggle room. Having said that, I do struggle with consistency with my seams, but my points almost always meet (that is because I am a fastidious pinner), therefore my finished quilt tops are almost square. On the other hand, my mother, Lorraine Moran, always has square quilt tops because in every step of the process she is a perfectionist. If you are like me, you do need to check that your pieced quilt top is square before you begin sandwiching…

Finished quilt size: 178cm x 170cm (70in x 67in) Finished block size: 3in michellemarvig Michelle Marvig www.pieceville.com.au Vintage Pattern Materials • 2m (2¼yd) rust print fabric (alternate squares and Borders 2 and 3)• 1.3m (1½yd) blue stripe print fabric (Borders 1 and 2)• 60cm (¾yd) cream print fabric (alternate squares)• Assorted scraps to total about 1.8m (2yd) (Odds and Ends blocks)• 50cm (⅝yd) solid cream fabric (binding)• 3.8m (4¼yd) backing fabric• Batting at least 195cm x 190cm (78in x 75in)• Rotary cutter, quilter’s ruler and mat• Sewing machine with ¼in foot• General sewing supplies Cutting From the rust print fabric, cut: • nine strips, 3½in x width of fabric. Cross cut them to yield 97 squares, 3½in (alternate blocks and Border 2)• eight strips, 5½in x width of fabric (Border…

Kits and block of the month programs are popular choices for quilters for a number of reasons. How many times has a quilt caught your eye and you think “Wow I would love to make that exact same quilt with the same fabrics and colours”? When you buy a kit for a quilt you see you can do just that – make it exactly in the colours and fabrics you see. Kits also take the often difficult job of select fabrics and colours out of the equation. The hard part is done for you so you can just enjoy the sewing. TULA PINK HOMEMADE 2.5” x WOF STRIP PACK Contains 22 coordinating fabrics from the range $75. Does not contain the main focus fabrics these can be purchased separately as…

Finished quilt size: 189cm (74½in) square fimch2@gmail.com cherylfilby Raw-edge Appliqué Materials • 1.7m (1⅞yd) green/plum rose print (Border 7 and binding)• 1.5m (1⅝yd) dark cream print (Borders 3, 4 and 5)• 1.3m (1⅜yd) cream print (appliqué background and Border 1)• 1.1m (1¼yd) plum vine print (Border 4)• 90cm (1yd) salmon stripe print (Borders 2 and 6)• 70cm (¾yd) mauve tone-on-tone print (Border 4 and appliqué)• 60cm (⅔yd) green/tan flower print (appliqué)• 30cm (⅜yd) plum flower print (appliqué)• 30cm (⅜yd) yellow/salmon flower print (appliqué)• 20cm (¼yd) green spot print fabric (diamond corner detail and appliqué)• Fat eighth pink small flower print (appliqué)• 26cm (10in) square of dark rust print (appliqué)• 26cm (10in) square of rust check print (appliqué)• 4.2m (4⅝yd) backing fabric• Batting at least 210cm (82in) square• Fusible web• Stranded…

Finished size: 202cm x 232cm (79½in x 91½in) quiltingtwin.blogspot.com keryn@kerynemmerson.com Homespun Favourite! Materials • Scraps of assorted blue print fabrics to total 4m (4½yd) (blocks)• 3.3m (3⅝yd) white mottled print fabric (blocks and Border 1)• 1.8m (2yd) blue mottled print fabric (Border 2 and binding)• 6m (7yd) backing fabric• Batting at least 215cm x 245cm (86in x 98in)• Freezer paper• Appliqué pressing mat or parchment baking paper• Rotary cutter, ruler and mat• Sewing machine with ¼in foot• General sewing supplies Preparation and cutting Draw a rectangle 4in x 8in on the matt side of your freezer paper. Measure and mark the centre of each side of the rectangle. Draw lines connecting the centre points to result in a large diamond in the centre of the rectangle. Now add seam lines…

Gemstone Quilts – Creating fire and brilliance in fabric, step by step By MJ Kinman First and foremost, this book is about freezer-paper piecing techniques. MJ uses them to create quilts inspired by gemstones, but they can be used to design and make quilts based on landscapes, flowers, animals, portraits, or abstract art. She provides a detailed, thorough hands-on tutorial that will allow you to develop your skills while making an 18in square gemstone quilt of your own. There is also a lot of insight into design, colour and light – even hand-painting your own fabrics – to achieve exactly the effect you’re after. The book closes with a gallery of MJ’s works (nearly all gemstone quilts) and those of her students (which include other subjects).The amount of information, the…

Finished size: 161cm (63½in) square Finished block size: 9in square www.patchworkbliss.com.au patchworkbliss3@gmail.com Curved Hand Piecing Materials • Large scraps of medium-dark value print fabrics to total about 3m (3⅜yd)• Large scraps of light value print fabrics to total about 3m (3⅜yd)• 50cm (⅝yd) teal print fabric (binding)• 3.7m (4yd) backing fabric• Batting at least 180cm (71in) square• Template plastic and fine-point permanent marking pen or 2B pencil• Milliners size 9 needle and fine thread in a neutral colour (hand piecing)• Sashiko needle and Perle 8 threads in a range of colours (hand quilting)• Sandpaper board (optional)• Rotary cutter, ruler and mat• Sewing machine• General sewing supplies Preparation and cutting 1 Trace Templates A–D from the Pattern Sheet on to template plastic with a fine-point permanent-marking pen or 2B pencil. Label…

Finished quilt size: 203cm (80in) square Finished block size: 16in square Mount Vincent Quilts mtvincentquilts@yahoo.com Rotary Cut Quick Piecing Materials • 13 fat quarters of bright tone-on-tone print fabrics (blocks)• Six fat quarters of large-scale bright print fabrics (block centres)• 3.4m (3¾yd) white sparkle fabric (background)• 65cm (¾yd) stripe print fabric (binding)• 2.3m (2⅝yd) extra-wide (275cm/108in wide) backing fabric• Batting at least 220cm (88in) square• Rotary cutter, quilter’s ruler and mat• Sewing machine with ¼in foot• General sewing supplies Cutting From each of the 13 bright tone-on-tone print fabrics, cut: • two strips, 4⅞in down the (50cm/18in) length of the fabric. Cross cut them to yield six squares, 4⅞in. Cut each square once on the diagonal to yield 12 half-square triangles (HSTs) of each fabric—156 triangles in all (Home Grown…

Finished quilt size: 175cm x 151cm (69in x 59½in) lellaboutique www.lellaboutique.com 2½ in Strips Materials • Half a Jelly Roll OR 20 strips, 2½in x 40in OR seven fat quarters OR scraps of assorted print fabrics• 75cm (⅞yd) solid white fabric• 75cm (⅞yd) black and white stripe print fabric• 2.5m (2¾yd) cream print fabric (background)• 55cm (⅝yd) pink and red stripe print fabric (binding)• 3.5m (3⅞yd) backing fabric• Batting at least 195cm x 170cm (77in x 68in)• Template plastic and permanent-marking pen• Rotary cutter, quilter’s ruler and mat• Sewing machine with ¼in foot• General sewing supplies Preparation and cutting 1 Trace the triangle from the Pattern Sheet onto template plastic using a permanent-marking pen. Cut it out on the inside edge of the line. From the assorted print fabrics (Jelly…

Zips By Annie The By Annie range is in-stock, with pre-packed mesh and 75cm (30in) zips to match. By the yard zips, additional zipper pulls and fold-over elastic available by the metre. Dragonfly Fabric Phone: (08) 8948 0691 Email: dragonfabric@bigpond.com.au Website: www.dragonfabric.com.au Iron Envy The Oliso Iron is designed for quilters and serious sewers alike, making ironing faster, more efficient and fun. It’s iTouch technology, lowers the iron onto your fabric when touched, and lifts it off automatically when the handle is released. $199 including postage. Somethings Country Phone: (07) 4162 2040 Email: somethingscountry@bigpond.com Website: www.somethingscountry.com.au Australian Wool Wadding MiniJumbuk Nu-Wool wadding is made to high and exacting standards in Adelaide, South Australia. Buying Nu-Wool supports Australian jobs and Australian farmers. This wool batting is simply the best there is…

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